The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-16
PERSONAL.

County Commissioner Hammond went
home yesterday, suffering from vertigo.
DIR. 5. H. Holmes has left Wateryille, in
tending to practice his profession at Jewett
City. Conn.
Mr.. E. F. Mayo, after residence of near
ly nine years in Skowhegan, has removed
to Fairfield.
Mr.. Holden, formerly scientific teacher at
the High School, has accepted the position
OF assistant master of Charlestown, Mass,
High School.
The Free Baptist church of Pennington
has received new Sunday School library,
the gift of c. L. McCleery, at the suggestion
of his mother, Mrs Mary McCleery.
John II. Fuller, publisher of the Maine
Poultry Guide, won all the premiums on
White Plymouth Rocks at Bangor and also
at Lewiston.
Mrs. Charles A. Garcelon of st. Louis, is
visiting Ex-Governor Garcelon at Lewiston
Mr.. 9. A. Garcelon is superintendent of the
western division of the Pullman Car Compa-
ny at ST. Louis.
Mr. Philip Morse of San Diego, Cal, with
his family, is visiting his father. Mr. Robert
l.. Morse of this city. Mr.. Morse has been
away from his native State about twenty
two years.
Mrs. Isabella Cobb. nee Miss Paine, lady
well known in Knox county, is preceptress
of the ladies' department of the California
College at Highland Park, Oakland, Califor-
MIA
Mr.. e. l.. Dearth of Sangerville, has been
engaged as principal of the high school at
Castine. Mr.. Boyd Bartlett of Ellsworth,
the former principal, has been appointed
principal of the Franklin school, Walnut
Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr.. Samuel S. York was ordained as a
missionary at the Congregational church in
Wilton last week. Mr.. York has been doing
missionary work under the auspices of the
Oxford Conference, and has been so success
full that it was thought best to ordain him.
Rev. George w. Reynolds of Usage, Iowa,
son of DIR. Austin Reynolds Oh Pennington,
has received a unanimous call to the pastor
ate of the Congregational church in Gorham,
with salary of $1,000. He will probably ac-
cept.
Miss Florence Wright of Penn Van, N.
T., and the youngest daughter of Samuel
Hart Wright, NJ D., TIL. D., the distin-
guished mathematician and botanist, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Rev. Ezra Tinker, at No.
70 North street.
A large company was present at the cele-
bration of the tenth wedding anniversary of
Rev. and Mrs. G. ID. Crane of Damariscotta.
which occurred last week. The happy cou-
pie were the recipients of many pretty gifts,
among which was wedding cake box con-
tanning fifty bright silver dollars.
Mr. Robert b. Kettle has been appointed
American Express Company's messenger on
the Bangor & st. John route to succeed Mr..
Herbert Webster. who has resigned. Mr..
Kettle has been connected with the Interna-
tlonal Express Company for many years and
is well acquainted with the business
The Junior class of the Bangor Theologi-
cal Seminary contains twelve members.
among them being Newman Matthews. the
boy preacher, who although not nineteen
years of age has preached two years. He
intends to take the full three years course.
The middle class has had an addition of four
members since last year.
Bethany Commandery of Lawrence, Mass,
lately made all excursion to Providence and
Newport, II. l. Accompanying Bethany
OOihh1hNNi1 hCiO OH OOln I0dWNtT,
commander; Sir G. j. Harrington, Genlo:
EN-. Sir Thomas P. Shaw, past commander,
and Rev. Sir W. E. Gibbs, of Portland Com
mandery.
Mrs. and Mrs. George f. Miller of Prov
incetown, Mass. who have been making a
very pleasant wedding tour through the
Mountains, have for the past few days been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lombard.
Oakdale, Deering. The couple left for their |
home yesterday, very much pleased with |
their visits.
Last Sunday Mr.. B. p Field, register of |
probate for Waldo county, celebrated his |
seventy-second birthday at his home in Bel
fast The occasion was made reunion and |
the entire family to the third generation sat |
around the board. Mr. and Mrs. George p. |
Field and their two children, of Boston;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Pearl and two chill
iren, of bangor; and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles |
Il. Field, Of Belfast, were present. /
G. c. Morse of Swanton, Vt, has been Of.
iered and accepted lucrative position as
eacher in Clark University, Atlanta, Geor-
yia. Mr.. Morse was for over nine years in
he railway mail service between this city
md SwantoH, but was one Of the first to be
for alleged Offensive PARTISAN
ship" For the past two years he has sue
,essfully published the Vermont Christian
Messenger. the organ of the Methodist
church in Vermont. He intends to make
me south his future home if he likes the
country.
:. Mayor and Mrs. Chapman were the guests
wednesday Of Dr. j. Allen osmun at New
lrk, Nj. The Mayor was en- route to the
Constitutional Centennial at Philadelphia.
Wednesday evening Dr. Osmun gave a din
Ter party to Mayor and Mrs. Chapman. Cow
rs were laid for twenty-four. Among the
,uests invited to meet Mayor Chapman were
DIR. and Mrs. o. b. kinsey. Mr. and Mrs. C.
]. Shepard, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Osborne
ar. and Mrs. VIM. F. Wagner, Miss Kinsey.
fiss Shepard. the Messrs. Kinsey, Mrs. S